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3 days ago · From the Presbytery of Inverness, Mr Robert Thomson at Kirkhill, Mr James Leslie at Moy, ministers; and Duncan Forbes of Culloden, Esq., Lord President of the Court of Session, and from the burgh of Inverness, John Hossack, Provost thereof, ruling elders.
5 days ago · On 16 April 1746, on Drummossie Moor overlooking Inverness, a well supplied Hanoverian army led by the Duke of Cumberland annihilated the much smaller army of Lord John Murray and the leader he mistrusted, Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It was Bonnie Prince Charlie's final assault on the English, and the bloodiest of all the Jacobite battles.
5 days ago · Kim Sŏn-myŏng was born in the south but joined the north, and was sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison; his family denounced him and had him declared dead in 1975. Released to North Korea. Thomas Hagan: 1966 March 19, 2010 44 years United States: Assassin of Malcolm X.
3 days ago · The patrons were the Earl of Islay, Duncan Forbes and Andrew Fletcher. A James Moore graduated from Christ's Coll., Camb.; B.A. 1732. 81. Educated at Christ Church, Oxf.; M.A. 1748; Foster, Alumni. 82. He was schoolmaster of Wray and became curate of Tatham in 1777 at a salary of £25. 83. He had been vicar of Melling 1750–94. 84.
2 days ago · This is a list of English-language poets, who have written much of their poetry in English. Main country of residence as a poet (not place of birth): A = Australia, Ag = Antigua, B = Barbados, Bo = Bosnia, C = Canada, Ch = Chile, Cu = Cuba, D = Dominica, De = Denmark, E = England, F = France, G = Germany, Ga = Gambia, Gd = Grenada, Gh = Ghana/Gold Coast, Gr = Greece, Gu = Guyana/British Guiana ...
3 days ago · COPLE. Cochepol (xi cent.); Coggepole, Coupol (xiii and xiv cent.); Cowepyll (xvi cent.). The parish of Cople contains 2,132 acres, of which 1,352¼ are arable land, 560 permanent grass and 4¼ are woods and plantations. (fn. 1) The land lies low and in the neighbourhood of the River Ouse, which forms the northern boundary, is liable to floods.
4 days ago · Title: Grammar of the Arabic Language / by Duncan Forbes, Author: Forbes, Duncan, Publisher:London : Wm. H. Allen, 1868, Subject:, Isbn: , Type: Monograf
